{"id":10677,"date":"2021-03-02T18:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T02:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10677"},"modified":"2021-05-31T18:44:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T01:44:11","slug":"white-house-silent-on-conscience-concerns-in-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10677","title":{"rendered":"White House silent on conscience concerns in health care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Washington D.C., Mar 2, 2021 \/ 02:00 pm MT (CNA<\/a>).- The White House on Tuesday would not reveal its position on doctors being forced to perform abortions and gender-transition surgeries under the Equality Act<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White House press secretary Jen Psaki would not directly answer questions by EWTN News Nightly<\/em> White House correspondent Owen Jensen on conscience rights in health care, at Tuesday\u2019s White House press briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jensen brought up the Equality Act, which passed the House last week and which outlaws \u201cpregnancy discrimination\u201d and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. bishops\u2019 conference (USCCB), as well as pro-life groups, have warned that the legislation would essentially create rights to procedures such as abortion, sterilization, and gender-transition surgery. The bill could also eviscerate conscience protections of health care workers opposed to participating in these procedures, these groups have warned. . . . [Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Catholic News Agency Washington D.C., Mar 2, 2021 \/ 02:00 pm MT (CNA).- The White House on Tuesday would not reveal its position on doctors being forced to perform abortions and gender-transition surgeries under the Equality Act. 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